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A bunch of fashion week big guns (The New York Times! Katrina Bowden!) turned out yesterday to see the latest from Project Runway-alum and the current title holder of Most Endearing Imp of a Designer award, Christian Siriano. And while his look-at-me metallic suits, one-shoulder dresses and wall-of-tulle gowns were predictably high-drama, what bumped things up to the "ohmygoshamazing" level were these "shoes":

I put shoes in quotes because these mashable platforms (part heel, part artwork, part walking "I feel awesome" billboard) aren't really anything like the scuffed up tennis sneakers or basic black pumps we all have rolling around in our closet, now are they? No, these are the kind of sculptural fabulosity that'll make you want to clear off your whole dining room table and plunk 'em down in the center so you can see them from all sides, all day long.

However, while these party-on-wheels heels scream chic for a Friday night, I'm not sure you can wear them where you spend the most of your days: at work. Am I right or do you think you'd be able to pull off these crazy-fantastic shoes in your workplace? (If yes, please tell us where you work so we can all dream about gigs with creative office dress codes!) Also, are you into these wild heels or do you just want to stick to your tried-and-true styles, thank you very much? (Some of you seem to like the Christian Siriano for Payless shoes--362 folks peeped this backstage Twitpic when we posted it last night!)